Marine reserves
Our oceans cover most of our planet, but have been undervalued and over-exploited for too long. Greenpeace campaigns for large-scale networks of marine reserves, 'ocean sanctuaries' off limits to destructive human impacts. As well as protecting special places and amazing species, these will give our worlds' seas breathing space to recover, and help rebuild fisheries too.
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Stopping cod trawlers fishing the hard way
We're still out here in the North Sea talking to trawlermen to convince them to stop fishing cod to extinction, and taking action against those who just...
What can EU do?
Greenpeace's call for 40 per cent of our oceans to be set aside as reserves may sound radical, or even far-fetched. But it isn't.
Others, such as the Royal...
Viking Bank holiday
Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blogWe've had 'weather' out at sea, so again we...
Viking Bank holiday
Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blogWe've had 'weather' out at sea, so again we...
Jellyfish risotto, anyone?
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